Disklavier

Thanks for your help.  With this utility I get the files over to my 
hard drive, but when I read them with MIDI2PIANOCD (or using the 
ESEQ2MID routine), all that plays (after converting to audio and 
moving to my ipod) is the pedals with no piano sound.  Like part of 
the MIDI channels are missing.  I also copied some files that are 
stored in my memory on my control box to diskette.  These are 
pianosoft+ (with instruments) and all I hear are the instruments and 
no piano....  Any other thoughts?


--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, ISKI1@... wrote:
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> Use RootARipper instead of DKVCOPY.
> http://www.carolrpt.com/musicsoftware.htm
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> 
> RootARipper
> 
> The nice thing about this copy utility is that it copies files on 
floppy disks to your hard drive on XP computers. It saves the trouble 
of duplicating a copy-protected disk first, then moving the files to 
a hard drive.
> 
> If they are ESEQ files they will have a .fil extension.
> 
> If not play them with Yampalyer and select convert to midi.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sjhart110110 <sjhart110@...>
> To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 5:06 pm
> Subject: [disklavier] Re: Getting PianoSoft Midi Files into Audio 
Format
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> 
> I think I'm running into the issue of how to exactly copy these 
> disks. For example, I have both 720 formatted diskettes and the 
> pianosoft titles that I "downloaded" from their store (2HD). Even 
> the one I copied is having problems. I used the DKVCOPY utlity to 
> copy a downloaded 2HD diskette onto another 2HD diskette. However, 
> most of the files are corrupt and/or won't play, etc. Probably 
wasn't 
> designed for this! What is the process to take Pianosoft diskettes 
> and copy it correctly so it can be read by the MID2PianoCD? 
> Obviously the program can't read them directly because an original 
> diskette does not work (can't be viewed). Frustrating, but I 
> recognize that these technologies are old and based upon the 
various 
> disklaviers over the years. Thanks for any help. 
> 
> --- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "mfontana@" <mfontana@> 
> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > sjhart wrote:
> > 
> > > Made some progress. If I use the DKVCOPY, I can make a copy of 
> the
> > > disk which is then viewable. However, these .FIL files (assume 
> they
> > > are ESEQ files?) don't work when I run the ESEQ2MID. I've copied
> > > them from the diskette into a folder on my hard drive. When I 
try
> > > and convert the files, it states that they are not ESEQ files.
> > > However, if I put the new copy in my piano, it plays fine. So,
> > > probably need a way to convert these files to midi (and then I 
can
> > > convert to audio).
> > 
> > MID2PianoCD supports converting .fil files (ESEQ format) directly 
> to 
> > encoded audio. You shouldn't need to convert them to MIDI format 
> first.
> > 
> > By the way, on the Advanced settings page, make sure you have set 
> the 
> > source velocity profile to "Disklavier" so that the note 
> velocities 
> > are left as-is.
> > 
> > Let me know if you have any trouble...
> > 
> > Mark Fontana
> >
>